FARMVILLE -
The four murders inside a Farmville home, in September, left stains, stained clothes and stained weapons - including a wood-cutting maul and a knife in most of the rooms in the residence on First Avenue near the Longwood University campus.
Farmville police search warrant affidavits, inventories and other documents chronicling the investigation also show that detectives believe it's possible that the suspect in the case, Richard S. A. McCroskey III, may have recorded the crimes or their aftermath.
McCroskey, who was being held without bond on one murder and a robbery charge in the quadruple homicide that was discovered on Sept. 18, was served with six grand jury indictments Tuesday morning for capital murder and one for grand larceny. The additional capital murder charges reflect the fact that his crimes were part of a mass killing. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. His next scheduled court appearance is January 19.
According to one of the search warrant affadavits: "The suspect is a 'rapper' musician who makes recordings about death and dying and may have documented his activities while at the victims' residence through the use of computer, cellular telephone, still or video camera."
Prince Edward County Commonwelth's Attorney James Ennis would not talk about the case. At this point, it's unclear if any of the seized items were used to record the devastation.
Cell phones, computers and many other data storage and transfer devices were seized and tracked. A dozen of McCroskey's Myspace "friends" have found or will find their worlds turned upside down by investigators, according to the search warrants requesting permission for investigating those friends.
As CBS 6 reported two weeks ago, the key murder weapon was a wood-cutting maul., which was found stained in the kitchen. The stained knife was found in a bedroom and a ball peen hammer no stains noted by police was found in another bedroom.
The documents indicate all three female victims were found in one bedroom.
But evidence from the attacks were found in other rooms. In the den alone, for example, investigators found paper towels with red stains under a chair and under the rug, a stained blue sundress under a chair and a chunk of hair. In one of the bedrooms, investigators found stains on a chair and stained eyeglasses on the floor.
Also significant in the documents was the large quantity of different types of pills that were found in the house or in the 2000 four-door Honda that McCroskey allegedly took from Mark Neiderbrock, one of the victims.
Among the pills strewn on the floorboards of the car were several Watson 825 pills, which contain the painkiller oxycodone, along with some Maxalt MLT pills, which are used to treat migraine headaches.
At least one of the pill bottles had the name of Debra Kelley on the prescription label. Kelley had had joint replacement surgery and had some trouble recovering from that, a friend told CBS-6. Kelley was Mark Niederbrock's estranged wife and the mother of the youngest victim, 16-year-old Emma Niederbrock. Also killed was Emma's 18-year-old friend, Melanie Wells of West Virginia.
McCroskey's attorney, Cary Bowen of Richmond, said he's seen nothing in his client to indicate he's capable of the crimes he's charged with. "Just meek and mild," Bowen said Monday.
A motive for the slayings remains unclear. MCcroskey, 20, was a follower and budding performer of horrorcore, or death rap - the musical equivalent of a slasher movie. He had close ties to Serial Killin Records. Several SKR posters were found hung up in one of the bedrooms, presumably Emma Niederbrock's.
The documents released Tuesday indicate McCroskey and Emma Niederbrock met online. They also indicate the female victims had been dead three to five days when they were found by police on Sept. 18. Mark Niederbock had been dead at least one day.
Joining Farmville police in the investigation is a state police special agent assigned to the High Technologies Crimes Investigation Unit.
MCroskey had flown to Richmond and then traveled to Longwood to attend an Horrorcore show in Michigan with Emma Niederbrock the weekend before their bodies were found. Debra Kelley and Melanie Wells had also attended that show.
When he was arrested without incident at Richmond International Airport while waiting for a flight home to California, police recovered a number of items from his black leather satchel, including a digital camera, cell phone, a memory card, thumb drive, $11.70 in cash and some paper towels with writing on them.
Farmville police search warrant affidavits, inventories and other documents chronicling the investigation also show that detectives believe it's possible that the suspect in the case, Richard S. A. McCroskey III, may have recorded the crimes or their aftermath.
McCroskey, who was being held without bond on one murder and a robbery charge in the quadruple homicide that was discovered on Sept. 18, was served with six grand jury indictments Tuesday morning for capital murder and one for grand larceny. The additional capital murder charges reflect the fact that his crimes were part of a mass killing. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. His next scheduled court appearance is January 19.
According to one of the search warrant affadavits: "The suspect is a 'rapper' musician who makes recordings about death and dying and may have documented his activities while at the victims' residence through the use of computer, cellular telephone, still or video camera."
Prince Edward County Commonwelth's Attorney James Ennis would not talk about the case. At this point, it's unclear if any of the seized items were used to record the devastation.
Cell phones, computers and many other data storage and transfer devices were seized and tracked. A dozen of McCroskey's Myspace "friends" have found or will find their worlds turned upside down by investigators, according to the search warrants requesting permission for investigating those friends.
As CBS 6 reported two weeks ago, the key murder weapon was a wood-cutting maul., which was found stained in the kitchen. The stained knife was found in a bedroom and a ball peen hammer no stains noted by police was found in another bedroom.
The documents indicate all three female victims were found in one bedroom.
But evidence from the attacks were found in other rooms. In the den alone, for example, investigators found paper towels with red stains under a chair and under the rug, a stained blue sundress under a chair and a chunk of hair. In one of the bedrooms, investigators found stains on a chair and stained eyeglasses on the floor.
Also significant in the documents was the large quantity of different types of pills that were found in the house or in the 2000 four-door Honda that McCroskey allegedly took from Mark Neiderbrock, one of the victims.
Among the pills strewn on the floorboards of the car were several Watson 825 pills, which contain the painkiller oxycodone, along with some Maxalt MLT pills, which are used to treat migraine headaches.
At least one of the pill bottles had the name of Debra Kelley on the prescription label. Kelley had had joint replacement surgery and had some trouble recovering from that, a friend told CBS-6. Kelley was Mark Niederbrock's estranged wife and the mother of the youngest victim, 16-year-old Emma Niederbrock. Also killed was Emma's 18-year-old friend, Melanie Wells of West Virginia.
McCroskey's attorney, Cary Bowen of Richmond, said he's seen nothing in his client to indicate he's capable of the crimes he's charged with. "Just meek and mild," Bowen said Monday.
A motive for the slayings remains unclear. MCcroskey, 20, was a follower and budding performer of horrorcore, or death rap - the musical equivalent of a slasher movie. He had close ties to Serial Killin Records. Several SKR posters were found hung up in one of the bedrooms, presumably Emma Niederbrock's.
The documents released Tuesday indicate McCroskey and Emma Niederbrock met online. They also indicate the female victims had been dead three to five days when they were found by police on Sept. 18. Mark Niederbock had been dead at least one day.
Joining Farmville police in the investigation is a state police special agent assigned to the High Technologies Crimes Investigation Unit.
MCroskey had flown to Richmond and then traveled to Longwood to attend an Horrorcore show in Michigan with Emma Niederbrock the weekend before their bodies were found. Debra Kelley and Melanie Wells had also attended that show.
When he was arrested without incident at Richmond International Airport while waiting for a flight home to California, police recovered a number of items from his black leather satchel, including a digital camera, cell phone, a memory card, thumb drive, $11.70 in cash and some paper towels with writing on them.
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